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A third of Americans don't drive. So why is our transportation so car-centric? (yaleclimateconnections.org)

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According to the U.S. Department of Transportation, approximately one-third of the nation’s residents don’t have driver’s licenses. In her 2024 book “When Driving is Not an Option: Steering Away from Car Dependency,” disability advocate Anna Zivarts argues that not only is America’s car-centric infrastructure harmful to the climate, it also fails to meet the everyday needs of many Americans.

Yale professor who studies fascism fleeing US to work in Canada by relianceschool in c/news@lemmy.world

[-] relianceschool@lemmy.world 3 points 4 days ago

We all have different roles to play. I'm here for the fight, but I have a few friends who are fleeing to Europe right now. I can understand both choices.

Growth in global energy demand surged in 2024 to almost twice its recent average, the International Energy Agency (IEA) says by relianceschool in c/collapse@sopuli.xyz

[-] relianceschool@lemmy.world 2 points 6 days ago

Thank you for sharing and summarizing! A few more takeaways relating to climate change:

Emissions growth (0.8%) is lower than GDP growth (3.2%) for 2025, which could be seen as evidence of decoupling. Growth in electricity demand (4.3%) outpaced GDP.
Renewables made up nearly 40% of new energy production, but coal, oil and natural gas use has continued to increase to record highs.
Total & per-capita emissions are decreasing in the US & EU, but increasing in China and India.